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Richard Gerald Alfred Ashman (24 November 1899 – 15 May 1965) was a South African cricketer and cricket umpire.

In domestic first-class cricket, Ashman played six games as a wicket-keeper for Orange Free State from December 1931 to December 1932.

Ashman umpired 24 first-class matches in South Africa between 1931 and 1950. His Test umpiring career commenced in 1935 when he officiated in the second South Africa–Australia Test at Johannesburg in December. His fourteenth and final Test as umpire was in January 1950, another match between South Africa and Australia.

References

1. "Richard Ashman as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
2. "2nd Test, Johannesburg, December 24 - 28, 1935, Australia tour of South Africa". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
3. "2nd Test, Cape Town, December 31, 1949 - January 04, 1950, Australia tour of South Africa". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

External links

• Richard Ashman at ESPNcricinfo

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